Ron Shalom Galperin was born on August 1,1963 and is an American politician who served as the 19th Los Angeles City Controller from 2013 to 2022.
15 Facts About Ron Galperin
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Ron Galperin took office on July 1,2013 and won re-election in 2017.
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Ron Galperin was elected Los Angeles City Controller in 2013, and re-elected in 2017.
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Ron Galperin was a candidate in the 2022 California State Controller election.
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Ron Galperin earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, business, and political science from the Washington University in St Louis and his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School.
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Ron Galperin was admitted to the State Bar of California on December 12,1994.
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In 2018, Galperin completed Harvard University's John F Kennedy School of Government program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a David Bohnett LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow.
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Ron Galperin was the first Neighborhood Council member elected to citywide office in Los Angeles.
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Ron Galperin was Chairman of the Los Angeles Commission on Revenue Efficiency.
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Ron Galperin was sworn in as the 19th Los Angeles city controller on July 1,2013.
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Ron Galperin launched ControlPanel LA, the city's first open data portal, in October 2013.
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In May 2021, Ron Galperin started running for a seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, but announced in January 2022 that he would instead run for California State Controller.
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Ron Galperin was born to immigrant Jewish parents, one of whom was a Holocaust survivor.
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Ron Galperin is the first LGBT official elected citywide in Los Angeles.
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Ron Galperin's husband, Zach Shapiro, is a rabbi, and they have two children.